Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette arrive at the world premiere of Scream 4, 2011. (John Shearer/WireImage)

Campbell said the pair have a “great appreciation” of Craven’s work, adding: “And that meant a lot to me. Hopefully, we’ll be able to do it.”

Scream arrived in cinemas in 1996 and starred Campbell as Sidney, a high school student in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer in a Halloween costume known as Ghostface.

Also starring David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard and Rose McGowan, it was a critical and commercial success and has since earned cult status.